Under the Microscope
Election Disinformation in 2022 and What We Learned for 2024
BY Emma Steiner
BY Emma Steiner
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Probing the Morality and Responsibility of Social Media and Search Engines
Another in a series of reports from Common Cause New York's 2017 summer interns.
New Research Shows Bipartisan Support For Money in Politics Solutions
A new survey by the Pew Research Center shows that the American people have major concerns with how our government operates and whether or not they can trust the government to solve today’s biggest problems.
Elon Musk Bought the Oval Office – How Is He Using It?
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has set his sights on a new venture: the United States government.
Sign Up As A Digital Democracy Activist
Are you interested in defending your community from cyber suppression? If so, you should become a Digital Activist!
Tell Your State Representative and Senator to Reject Article V Constitutional Convention Legislation
Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation to advance extremist agendas by calling for an Article V Constitutional Convention of States and setting procedures for appointments. Senate Joint Resolution 3 received its first hearing in late February and the companion, House Joint Resolution 2, received proponent testimony in May. Similar bills were introduced last summer in the 135th General Assembly and, if advanced, would signify a dangerous and unnecessary direction for Ohio and the country. A convention...
National Citizen Redistricting Commissioners Conference
In December 2023, Common Cause gathered citizen redistricting commissioners from 14 commissions in 10 different states to participate in the first ever national conference of commissioners.
Constitutional Chaos The Shadow Campaigns Aiming to Unravel Our Freedom
This report exposes the dangerous efforts by secretive, well-funded special interest groups to push state legislatures around the nation to call for a constitutional convention through a little-known provision in Article V of the U.S. Constitution.
Add Your Name: No One Is Above the Law
No one is above the law, including Donald Trump.
But the Supreme Court’s dangerous presidential immunity ruling puts that principle at risk and goes against accountability, the rule of law, and our Constitution.
Congress must pass a constitutional amendment to permanently declare that no American is above the law – not even former presidents – and prohibit presidents from pardoning themselves.
Tell Justice Gorsuch: Recuse yourself!
Justice Neil Gorsuch MUST recuse himself from Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado.
Given his close relationship with billionaire oil baron Philip Anschutz, he cannot be trusted to rule impartially in this case — which could lead to a rollback of environmental protections and major profits for his Big Oil friends.
